minster

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noun
  1. a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.

  2. any large or important church, as a cathedral.

Origin of minster

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English mynster (cognate with German Münster) <Vulgar Latin *monisterium, for Late Latin monastēriummonastery

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British Dictionary definitions for minster

minster

/ (ˈmɪnstə) /


noun
  1. British any of certain cathedrals and large churches, usually originally connected to a monastery

Origin of minster

1
Old English mynster, probably from Vulgar Latin monisterium (unattested), variant of Church Latin monastērium monastery

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